Cecil H. Underwood

Cecil Underwood
Underwood in 1998
25th & 32nd Governor of West Virginia
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 15, 2001
Lieutenant[a]Earl Ray Tomblin
Preceded byGaston Caperton
Succeeded byBob Wise
In office
January 14, 1957 – January 16, 1961
Preceded byWilliam C. Marland
Succeeded byWally Barron
Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
from Tyler County
In office
December 1, 1944 – December 1, 1956
Preceded byCecil Nichols
Succeeded bySprigg Smith
Personal details
Born
Cecil Harland Underwood

(1922-11-05)November 5, 1922
Josephs Mills, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 2008(2008-11-24) (aged 86)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeSpring Hill Cemetery
Tyler, West Virginia
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1948; died 2004)
Children3
ProfessionEducator
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
UnitReserves
Battles/warsWorld War II

Cecil Harland Underwood (November 5, 1922 – November 24, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia,[1] known for the length of his career.

He was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and from 1997 to 2001.[2] He ran for re-election in 2000 but was defeated by Democrat Bob Wise.[2] Underwood was both the youngest and the oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia. He was also the first guest on the television game show To Tell the Truth.[3] He was a Methodist.[4]


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  1. ^ "West Virginia mourns Underwood". Herald-Dispatch. November 24, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WVAH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Beverly, Steve and Chris Tufts. "First-Ever Central Character On "To Tell The Truth" Dies At 86". Daily Game Show Fix.
  4. ^ "West Virginia Governor Cecil H. Underwood - profile". National Governors Association. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01.